Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14
WANT AMERICAN SHIPS.
The american Shipping and Industrial
League 10 Hold National Union
C0venti0n.
Introduction of Chinese Coolie
Labor Perfected.
TO HOLD = NATIONAL CONVENTION.

TO HOLD NATIONAL CONVENTION.
I Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The American
Slipping and Industrial League will as
! semble in @ national union convention at
WiIlards Hotel, Washington, January Is
and 10. All boards Of trade, corpora
items, organizations and industrial inter-
ests, whether agricultural or not, which
! sympathlze with this important national
economic object, are cordially invited to
send representatives to cooperate 10 this
work for the restoration Of the American
ships built and owned in the United
States.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA,
| - eclal to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. LIT is under
stood thai negotiations with the Chinese
government, to which allusi0n was made
in the presidents message, for such mod
| ifi2atiun of the existing treaties as will
entirely prevent the Introduction Ct Chi
ntse co0lIa labor into this country, have
Just beer broaght to 8 successful termi-
nation and that in few days an amended
treaty covering this poiut will be submit
t. d to the senate for ratification.
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is Petitions and
letters are pouring in upon senators and
congressman from the various labor or
CARNATIONS of the country here, protest
ing against the passage Of the bill donat-
ing large sums of money to the state
militia. These organizations look upon
this measure as menace to their effort
to benefit the condition of the laboring
classes, and thus emphaticalIy protest
against il.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Messrs Grain
and Stewart have obtained an appropria-
ton for the removal of the raft at the
mouth OF the Guadalupe river.
The headquarters of the Tenth infan-
try have been removed from Fort
Bliss to Fort Union, n. NJ and Lieut.
Col. Henry r. Miner is ordered from
Fort Union to command at Fort Ellis.
The president has granted respite
until April S, 1887, to Patrick Mccarthy,
who was to be executed January IA, at
Fort Smith, Ark.
The nomination of Hugh A. DensmiTe
as minister resident and consul general
at Corea, was confirmed by the senate to-
day.
The senate committee on commerce to-
daY ordered favorable report on Sen
Gtor Frye's proposed embodiment 10 the
postofiice appropriation bill, making pro
vision for the transportation of mails to
South and Central America.
WILL MODIFY THE NAVAL BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The house
committee on naval affairs has Informally
agreed to endeayor to amend the bill for
the reorganization Of the naval bureaus
now pending in the house SO as to allow
the secretary OF the navy to select the
heads of cei tain bureaus from either line
or staff Cflicegs. The bill as reported
confined the secretary in his selection to
officers of the line.
ABoLIsHING CUSTOMS DISTRICTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan Is. - The house
committee on ways and means to-day
ordered favorable report on Represen-
ta'ive Breckinridge's bill to abolish IN
necessary customs districts and ports.
As acted upon by the committee, the bill
omits altogether the administrative
features of the customs service, and deals
directly with the abolition of IN
necessary customs districts and offices.
1t provides that the places OF
the unnecessary officials shall be filed by